Aermediterranea
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| IATA code : | VQ |
| ICAO code : | BQI |
| Call sign : | Mediterranea |
| Founding: | 1981 |
| Operation stopped: | 1985 |
| Seat: | Rome |
| Home airport : | Rome Fiumicino Airport |
| Fleet size: | 7th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Aermediterranea ceased operations in 1985. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
The Italian airline Aermediterranea was founded as a subsidiary of Alitalia .
history
The forerunner of Aermediterranea was the private airline Itavia , which collapsed in 1980. After a decision by the Italian Minister of Transport, Aermediterranea was founded on March 20, 1981 . Alitalia held a direct 55% stake in the share capital, while Aero Trasporti Italiani (ATI), which was also an Alitalia subsidiary, held the remaining 45%.
On July 1, 1981, the airline began operating with aircraft of the type McDonnell Douglas DC- 9-32. A total of up to eight aircraft of this type were in use at the same time. The workforce amounted to 382 employees. In 1982 the company carried around 572,000 passengers on domestic routes. In 1985 the airline was merged with ATI. In 1994 ATI and with it Aermediterranea finally joined Alitalia.
Destinations
In addition to charter traffic within Europe (mainly to Germany and Great Britain), the following airports were served in domestic traffic:
Rome-Fiumicino , Naples , Milan , Turin , Bergamo , Trieste , Verona , Venice , Bologna , Rimini , Pisa , Ancona , Pescara , Bari , Brindisi , Lamezia Terme , Reggio , Alghero , Cagliari , Palermo , Trapani , Catania and Lampedusa
fleet
The Aermediterranea fleet consisted of eight McDonnell Douglas DC- 9-32s at the beginning of 1984 .
| Code | Construction no. | Surname |
| I-ATIH | 47553/642 | Lido degli Estensi |
| I-ATIQ | 47591/706 | Sila |
| I-ATJB | 47653/760 | Riviera del Conero |
| I-DIBO | 47237/451 | Conca d'Ora |
| I-DIKS | 47229/356 | Isola di Filicudi |
| ICT | 47230/395 | Isola di Ustica |
| I-DIZF | 47519/615 | Dolomiti |
| N516MD | 47128/210 | Isola di Ponza |
The emblem on the vertical tail was similar to that of the Alitalia aircraft. Only the colors were different. It was a red triangle on a white background surrounded by an orange triangle.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ jp airline-fleets international, Edition 84
